Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Global India: Kerala, Israel, Berkeley
(110 words)

Curator

Francesco Spagnolo.

Imprint

Berkeley, Calif., USA, 2013. Booklet, 32 pp., illustrations: 15 col., 28 × 10.7 cm. English.

Location

Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life (10 September–13 December 2013)

Description

The history of Kerala Jewry, presented through objects from the Museum’s extraordinary collection of materials related to the Jews of Southern India. Introductory essay by Barbara C. Johnson on Kerala Jews, from their origins and highly-integrated life in India to their voluntary resettlement in Israel in the 1950’s onward. Detailed descriptive entries. Circa 100 items.

main keywords

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS
COSTUME
ERETZ ISRAEL
INDIA
KERALA
PHOTOGRAPHS

minor keywords

Amulets
Games/Toys
Hanukkah lamps
Historical documents
Historical photographs
Ketubbot
Mezuzah cases
Prayers for the sovereign
Printed books
Scrolls of Esther, cases
Shabbat lamps
Synagogue lamps
Synagogues, India
Torah (scroll)
Torah Arks
Wedding rings

Cite this page
“Global India: Kerala, Israel, Berkeley”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 03 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC2105>
First published online: 2019



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